单词 | guardian |
释义 | guardian/ˈɡɑːdɪən![]() noun 1A person who protects or defends something: self-appointed guardians of public morality...
Synonyms protector, defender, preserver, champion, custodian, warden, guard, keeper; conservator, curator, caretaker, steward, trustee, supervisor 1.1A person who is legally responsible for the care of someone who is unable to manage their own affairs, especially a child whose parents have died: I am acting as guardian of my late brother’s family...
2The superior of a Franciscan convent. OriginLate Middle English: from Old French garden, of Germanic origin; compare with ward and warden. The ending was altered by association with -ian. |
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